The Screen Cinema in Dublin Closing Down?

The Screen Cinema in Dublin Closing Down?

The best kept secret in Dublin, The Screen cinema is closing down. It was reported by Broadsheet that the cinema in Dublin’s D'Olier Street will be closing in two weeks’ time.

Apparently all booked shows will be moves to the Savoy on O’Connell Street. The staff they will be put on protective notice. There are no reports for the Screen to reopen. The fate of the cinema looks pretty bad. The story is unconfirmed, the IMC cinema who owns the screen has yet to officially offer comment. We are hoping this is just a clever bid to drive ticket sales. Quick get down there are watch one last film.

The cinema has been around since 1984 and tended to show Irish films, Indies and world cinema. The Screen Cinema, originally named The New Metropole, opened on 16 March 1972. Originally a single screen cinema, the auditorium was subdivided in 1982 to create two additional auditoriums. The Screen has participated in the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival screening world class films. With it brought celebrity festival visitors have including Wim Wenders, Julie Walters, John Boorman, and Eduardo Noriega.